Resume formats come in and out of style. We all remember the days of the one page resume. Unless you have a relatively short work history, it’s impossible to adequately express the depth of your expertise in a single page. If you have a lengthy work history, you face the opposite challenge: no hiring manager wants to wrangle with a 10 page resume. This is why candidates must customize their resumes to highlight the skills most relevant to the job description.
Oftentimes my request for resume changes is met with grumbling. However, I have found that candidates who take the time to customize their resume to the role they are going after receive far more interviews.
When I call a candidate about a contract where my client is in need of an Epic Professional Billing consultant for a Community Connect project, I will ask them to highlight their experiences with Community Connect in the “Professional Summary” section at the top of the resume. Additionally, I will ask them to list their achievements within PB Community Connect at the top of the resume.
Put yourself in the place of the hiring manager. When you open a resume, what are you looking for? Do you care that the candidate worked at a horse farm during her summer breaks from college? No. You want to see their experience with Community Connect.
Customizing your resume will get you that interview!
If you are looking for advice on how to create a resume that gets you interviews, please contact the creator of this post, Tracey Brown at tbrown@globalhit.com.
